I explore the impact of memory altering technologies in the science fiction drama (2016–2020) in order to show that unreconciled altered traumatic memory may lead to a dystopian breakdown of society. I bring Miroslav Volf's theological perspectives on memory into conversation with the plot of Westworld in order to reveal connections between memory altering technologies and humanity's responsibility to remember rightly. Using Volf's theology of remembering as an interpretive lens, I analyze characters’ inability to remember rightly while recalling partial memories of their trauma. In virtue of this examination, I contend that memory altering technologies may inhibit individuals from relational processes of healing, such as forgiveness. Consequently, I argue that this study leads to a richer understanding of the potential that memory altering technologies have for undermining humanity's ability to interact in a relational capacity, specifically in terms of forgiveness.

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内存更改技术和原谅的能力：对话中的西方世界和大众

我探讨了记忆改变技术在科幻小说（2016-2020年）中的影响，以表明不甘心改变的创伤性记忆可能导致社会反乌托邦崩溃。我将米罗斯拉夫·沃尔夫（Miroslav Volf）关于记忆的神学观点与西方世界的情节进行了对话为了揭示改变记忆的技术与人类正确记忆的责任之间的联系。使用沃尔夫的记忆记忆神学作为解释镜头，我分析了人物在回忆其创伤的部分记忆时无法正确记忆的能力。凭借这项检查，我认为改变记忆的技术可能会抑制个人进行康复的相关过程，例如宽恕。因此，我认为这项研究可以使人们对记忆改变技术破坏人类以关系能力进行互动的能力，特别是在宽恕方面的潜力有更深入的了解。